With the planet heating up, many scientists seem fairly certain some weather elements like hurricanes and droughts will worsen. But tornadoes have them stumped. As the traditional tornado season nears, scientists have been pondering a simple question: Will there be …
It’s tempting to think that climate change is bringing more frequent, stronger and larger thunderstorms and accompanying tornadoes, but climate scientists say they just don’t know if that’s the case. Tornadoes and the severe thunderstorms that spawn them are difficult …
Snowfall in Southern Louisiana is a rarity, but one doozy of a snowball fight has been ongoing since at least 2006 and has resulted in four separate lawsuits, now consolidated in the United States District Court for the Eastern District …
Unwavering Position “My position on this has never wavered and I welcome every opportunity to try to overturn Obamacare.” —Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak sent a letter to Deputy Administrator and Director Gary Cohen of the Center for Consumer …
A new report from Lloyd’s of London says a growing number of Oklahomans are becoming increasingly vulnerable to tornadoes, according to the Oklahoma Insurance Department. The report, “Tornadoes: A Rising Risk?,” says the growing density of mobile home parks in …
Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal says a Texas company blamed for the sinkhole that formed after the collapse of an underground salt cavern has agreed to provide settlement offers, which include buyouts, to the residents of the Bayou Corne community in …
A new poll finds most New Jersey voters surveyed believe the state should impose specific rules on property owners who are rebuilding after Superstorm Sandy.The Fairleigh Dickinson-PublicMind poll from March 19 found that 64 percent of respondents believe property owners …
Workers’ compensation insurer Patriot National Insurance Group appointed Timothy O’Malley as the Northeast regional vice president. In his new role, O’Malley will oversee all marketing and underwriting responsibilities for the company’s Northeast region, and will be based at Patriot’s Northeast …
Car thefts in Massachusetts have dropped by 88 percent since the mid-1970s, when the state had the dubious distinction of being the country’s car theft capital.Insurance experts and law enforcement officials credit the dramatic drop to antitheft features, from transponder …
A handful of bills proposed in Oregon could hit consumers with nearly $200 million in cost increases and yield a rash of lawsuits, according to the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, which is urging Oregon lawmakers to defeat several …
